The tutor gives a few ideas about email habits.

I don’t use email much; at times I’ve used it more.

Email is a type of communication that, because it’s recorded, perhaps needs special preparation before engaging. Here are some hints I find helpful:

Non-routine emails

• If the email isn’t necessary, don’t write it (unless it’s a leisure email to a friend).
• If its topic is emotionally affecting at all, wait (at least) half a day before composing the email.
• If phone contact is approved, it might well be better: you can always email to follow up.
• Conversely, you can offer phone contact in an introductory email.
• If it’s a question, boil it down to one that will be as easy to answer as possible.

Routine emails

• If it’s a simple answer or confirmation, perhaps tell it in the subject, so the person may not even need to open it.

Email is a wide-reaching topic; I’ll be following up with further posts:)

Source:

english.purdue.edu

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